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How one of Iran's 'Axis' allies is threatening to widen the war
The Houthi rebels, described as one of Iran's "merchants of chaos", have threatened to widen the conflict in the Middle East by declaring a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia. Here's what could happen next.
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The Houthi rebels, a militant extremist movement based in Yemen, have threatened to widen the escalating conflict in the Middle East by declaring a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia.
The Iran-backed group earlier this week promised to target ships carrying Saudi Arabian exports through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital shipping route between the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.
When announcing the blockade the Houthi military spokesperson didn't reference the US–Iran war, and said in a statement the group was targeting its "criminal Saudi enemy".
But it comes after the Iranians had reportedly called on their Yemen-based ally to prepare to choke shipping through the route, and experts warned the blockade could escalate.
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